New Card 10: ED6060 ICT in Education 2012 (Wed 9, Jan)

New Card 10: ED6060 ICT in Education 2012 (Wed 9, Jan)

Calendar App Is a Fantastic Time Manager

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Calendar-App-Is-a-Fantastic-Time-Manager-77022.html

Fantastical improves on what Apple's Calendar app has to offer and does it in a compact, quickly accessible package. It doesn't ignore Calendar, however, but works with it. It shares information between the programs, including how items are colored, and setting up Fantastical is painless. In a game of word association, it's unlikely that "fantastical" will produce "calendar" in most players' minds -- unless they've used the dandy time management program for Mac OS X of that name. Apple includes calendar software with OS X. It gets the job done. It's nicely integrated with other calendar programs that use the CalDAV protocol, notably Google Calendar. Users can create multiple calendars within Apple Calendar, too. You can have a calendar for work-related events, for example, and another for after business hours activities. It also has a nice search function. Type in a search term and a nice list of relevant items will pop up beside the calendar. Apple Calendar, though, doesn't make the best use of screen real estate -- a drawback if you're using it on smaller Mac models like a MacBook Air or 13-inch MacBook Pro. Also absent from Apple Calendar is the kind of artificial intelligence that programs like Microsoft Outlook have been using for years to make creating new events and reminders easier.

Mrs.Pantharee Xanthavanij  ID: 551-9515 (panthareex.blogspot.com)

New Card 9: ED6060 ICT in Education 2012 (Wed 2, Jan)

New Card 9: ED6060 ICT in Education 2012 (Wed 2, Jan)

A full-time laptop meets a part-time tablet

http://www.cnet.com/laptops/lenovo-ideapad-yoga-13/4505-3121_7-35477652.html

The biggest hardware trend marking the launch of Windows 8 is the proliferation of touch-screen laptop/tablet hybrids. Some have screens that pull apart to become separate tablets, while others have screens that flip, twist, or rotate to give you a tabletlike shape to hold. We call those latter models convertible laptops, and one of the best examples to date is the new Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13. The name Yoga is suggestive of the system's big selling point, that the display flips fully over to become a tablet. In fact, it has four basic usable positions -- clamshell laptop, tablet, stand, and tent. The reason the Yoga stands out from the suddenly crowded touch-screen laptop scene is that it does something other convertible or hybrid laptops do not. When set up as a traditional laptop, the 13.3-inch Yoga doesn't compromise the all-important clamshell experience. The excellent double-hinge design means that it looks and works the same as any other ultrabook laptop, unlike the complex and often clunky mechanisms in systems such as the HP Envy x2, Sony Vaio Duo 11, or Dell XPS 12.The Yoga works best as a full-time laptop and part-time tablet, because when it's folded back into a slate, you still have the keyboard pointing out from the back of the system. Although the keyboard and touch pad are deactivated in this mode, it's still not ideal. Plus, despite the hype, Windows 8 is still not a 100-percent tablet-friendly OS, and there are some frustrations that span all the Windows 8 tablet-style devices we've tested.


Mrs.Pantharee Xanthavanij  ID: 551-9515 (panthareex.blogspot.com)

New Card 8: ED6060 ICT in Education 2012 (Wed 26, Dec)

New Card 8: ED6060 ICT in Education 2012 (Wed 26, Dec)

Apple rumor watch: iOS timepiece on drawing board?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57560985-37/apple-rumor-watch-ios-timepiece-on-drawing-board/

After creating the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, is Apple now working on an iWatch? A report cited by Business Insider claims that Apple has partnered with Intel to develop an iOS watch. Supply chain sources reportedly told Chinese blog site Tech163.com that the watch would be Bluetooth-enabled and sport a 1.5-inch OLED screen. Earlier this year, Crave readers shared with CNET their dream Apple products. The winner described his as a souped-up iPod Nano watch with futuristic features like wireless connectivity (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and/or NFC) and support for Siri and FaceTime. And it's not exactly unfamiliar territory for Apple. With their small and square design, previous versions of the iPod Nano have done double-duty as watches. Different manufacturers sell watchbands that you can attach to the Nano to wear it on your wrist. Aside from displaying the time, the Nano can play music, display photos, and keep track of your fitness history. I have a Nano with a watchband and often wear it when I go jogging or walking. Apple bumped up the size of the 2012 Nano. so it can no longer serve as a watch. So perhaps the company could have a true smart watch in its sights as the next technology frontier to conquer.

Mrs. Pantharee Xanthavanij  ID: 551-9515 (panthareex.blogspot.com)

My WebQuest topic is: Life Cycle of a Butterfly

New Card 7: ED6060 ICT in Education 2012 (Wed 19, Dec)

New Card 7: ED6060 ICT in Education 2012 (Wed 19, Dec)

Instagram reminds us that we are the product for sale

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57559863-93/instagram-reminds-us-that-we-are-the-product-for-sale/

Instagram, promising to revise parts of the new terms of service that have caused consternation. He said the company will not sell people's photos without compensation and reiterated that users, not Instagram, own the photos they upload to the site. He said, however, that the company will continue to look for "innovative" ways to advertise. Whether Instagram technically has the ability to license your photos already or not, what matters to most people is intent: Instagram appeared to signal an intention with its new terms to license your photos to advertisers without previous consent. That's what seemed to have changed, and what people are upset about.

Mrs.Pantharee Xanthavanij  ID: 551-9515 (panthareex.blogspot.com)

New Card 5: ED6060 ICT in Education 2012 (Wed 5, Dec)

New Card 5: ED6060 ICT in Education 2012 (Wed 5, Dec)

Google's maps app is once again on the iPhone

http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/12/technology/mobile/google-maps-iphone-app/index.html

After a five year relationship, Apple had ditched Google's mapping data in favour of its own in September. The results were less than spectacular. By making its own app, Google is no longer collecting licensing fees from Apple, but it has the opportunity to make money by displaying advertisements in the software. Similarly, Google had provided the content for Apple's YouTube app for the past five years -- but when Apple cancelled that arrangement, Google released its own advertising-supported YouTube app in September. Three months, an apology from Apple's CEO and an ousted high-ranking executive later, Google Maps made a triumphant return Wednesday night, and it is now available for download on the iTunes App Store. The app features turn-by-turn navigation, live traffic information, and public transportation directions -- all of which were missing or problematic on Apple's new maps app. Google took the opportunity to call attention to its superior mapping data.

Mrs. Pantharee Xanthavanij  ID: 551-9515 (panthareex.blogspot.com)